Constitutional Law and the Criminal Justice System

by Harr, J. Scott; Hess, Kären M.

• ISBN13: 9780534594091
• ISBN10: 0534594093
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-07-03
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Decipher the complexities of our Constitution and the criminal justice system with CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. With approximately 225 summarized cases fully integrated into the text, you're introduced to pertinent and influential cases in plain language versus legal language. Harr and Hess focus primarily on the Fourth Amendment (reasonable search and seizure) and Fifth Amendment (double jeopardy, testifying against oneself) to the U.S. Constitution, as these are the most relevant to criminal justice issues.

Author Biography

J. Scott Harr is the chair of the criminal justice department at Concordia University, Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Table of Contents

SECTION I A Foundation for Understanding Constitutional Law	1	(82)
An Historical Overview	3	(30)
An Overview of Our Legal System	33	(18)
The Supreme Court of the United States: The Final Word	51	(16)
Researching the Law	67	(16)
SECTION II The Guarantees of the Constitution to Citizens: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties	83	(86)
Equal Protection Under the Law: Balancing Individual, State and Federal Rights	85	(28)
The First Amendment: Basic Freedoms	113	(30)
The Second Amendment: The Gun Control Controversy	143	(26)
SECTION III Constitutional Amendments Influencing the Criminal Justice System	169	(160)
The Fourth Amendment: An Overview of Constitutional Searches and Seizures	171	(28)
Conducting Constitutional Seizures	199	(22)
Conducting Constitutional Searches	221	(36)
The Fifth Amendment: Due Process and Obtaining Information Legally	257	(26)
The Sixth Amendment: Right to Counsel and a Fair Trial	283	(22)
The Eighth Amendment: Bail, Fines and Punishment	305	(24)
SECTION IV Coming Full Circle	329	(16)
The Remaining Amendments and a Return to the Constitution	331	(14)
Epilogue	345	(2)
Appendixes	347	(36)
Glossary	383	(9)
Author Index	392	(1)
Subject Index	393